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Prakash Bhandari
Prakash Bhandari
Born: 27 November 1935, Delhi
Major Teams: Delhi, Bengal, Bihar, India.
Known As: Prakash Bhandari
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Karachi, 5th Test, 1954/55
Last Test: India v Australia at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1956/57
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 4 0 77 39 19.25 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 13 2 39 0 - - 0 0 - 3.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1952/53 - 1970/71)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 63 86 8 2552 227 32.71 4 50 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 3446 122 28.24 7-54 7 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
As a teenager, Prakash Bhandari was an exciting prospect. A hard
hitting right hand batsman and a more than useful off break bowler,
Bhandari was a star at the university level. Not yet 20, he was picked
for the tour of Pakistan in 1954-55 and made his debut in the final
Test of the series. He then played against New Zealand at New Delhi in
1955-56 when coming in at No 8 he helped Nadkarni to add 73 runs for
the seventh wicket, his share being a bright 39. He again played in
one Test against Australia at Calcutta the following season without
much success and was never picked after that.
Considering the promise he had held out at the start of his career,
Bhandari was a disappointment. But he had a fine first class record
spread over nearly two decades. Always an aggressive batsman, Bhandari
recorded the then fastest century in Indian first class cricket in 60
minutes for Bengal against Rajasthan at Udaipur in 1961-62. His career
best score was 227 for Delhi against Patiala in 1957-58. Almost ten
years later he was still good enough to get an unbeaten 202 against
Punjab. In his first class career, Bhandari scored 2453 runs (32.70)
including four centuries and took 122 wickets (28.17). (Partab
Ramchand)
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